Employers with 250 workers required to publish estimations per annum showing how large the gender pay gap is between their women and men employees.

The causes of women and men the gender pay gap are complex but here are some data 43% of women leave their job when they have children Only 28% of men have had to reduce their working hours to meet family care.

Male Median (£)

Female Median (£)

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Full-Time

22

20

9

Part-Time

12

13

8

All employees

22

16

26

Source: Office for National Statistics

However, work over time can change the results because men work relatively more overtime than women,

they state it ‘it will take 170 years to achieve economic parity between men and females’ The 2016 Report covers 144 countries. More than a decade of data has revealed that progress is still too slow. How we keep our workforce in shape, we need to address this.

Some women are feeling pressured to sacrifice their earning potential to raise a family; it is essential to know that there are flexible jobs, that can allow women to excel in both their professional and personal life.

The European Union

The European Union’s achievements in fostering equality between women have helped to alter the lives of many european citizens for the better.

Although inequalities still exist, the European Union has created remarkable progress over the last decades.

This is mainly thanks to:

equal treatment legislation;

gender mainstreaming (integration of the gender perspective into all different policies);